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Garden & outdoor
Self-watering pot insert with wick
A self-watering insert sits inside a standard pot and lets a wick draw water up from a reservoir, so plants stay hydrated during a week away. The insert is a 140 mm perforated platform with a 30 mm skirt that rests on the pot base, a 12 mm wick tube in the center, a 15 mm fill spout at the edge and drainage slots around the platform. Print it upside down for a support-free print in PETG, which does not degrade when constantly wet. Open the ready-made model free, resize it on your phone or computer, then download a print-ready STL, 3MF or G-code sliced for your printer, free.Opening the ready-made model and downloading it as STL or 3MF are free, no card; AI changes use credits, from Maker at $7.99 a month.No printer? We print this part and ship it to your door. See its priceUpdated
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Change its numbers in the viewer for free, or ask the AI in the chat: wall thickness, hole size, the thing it clips onto. AI changes use 2 credits per request (1 for a quick edit, 3 for a redesign), paid with a plan from Maker at $7.99 a month.3Print
Download a watertight STL or 3MF free, with your numbers and hand edits, or G-code sliced for your printer at the same price. After an AI change the download is included in every plan (4 credits without one).
Dimensions of the ready-made model (editable)
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| platform diameter (2mm clearance to pot wall) | 140 mm |
| platform thickness | 2 mm |
| support skirt height | 30 mm |
| skirt wall thickness | 1.6 mm |
| drainage slot width | 3 mm |
| drainage slot length | 20 mm |
| number of slots | 8 |
| wick tube outer diameter | 12 mm |
| wick tube wall thickness | 2 mm |
| wick tube height | 40 mm |
| fill spout outer diameter | 15 mm |
| fill spout wall thickness | 2 mm |
| fill spout height | 45 mm |
Example prompt
Design a self-watering insert for a pot with 142 mm inner diameter: a 140 mm platform 2 mm thick with 3 x 20 mm drainage slots, a 30 mm support skirt, a central 12 mm wick tube 40 mm tall, and a 15 mm fill spout rising 45 mm.
Fit notes
Instead of hunting for an insert that happens to fit your pot, give SpeakCAD the inner diameter and depth and the platform is sized to sit at the right level. Ask for a water-level indicator slot or a taller reservoir in a follow-up message. Preview in your browser.
Questions people ask about a self-watering pot insert with wick
A self-watering insert sits inside a standard pot and lets a wick draw water up from a reservoir, so plants stay hydrated during a week away. The insert is a 140 mm perforated platform with a 30 mm skirt that rests on the pot base, a 12 mm wick tube in the center, a 15 mm fill spout at the edge and drainage slots around the platform. Print it upside down for a support-free print in PETG, which does not degrade when constantly wet.
Click Open it free on this page and create a free account (no card): the ready-made model opens in your browser, on your phone or computer, nothing to install. Change its numbers in the viewer for free and download a watertight STL or 3MF free, or G-code sliced for your printer at the same price. An AI change in the chat uses 2 credits per request (3 for a redesign), and the download after it is included in every plan (4 credits without one). Start with Maker: 50 credits a month for $7.99, cancel anytime.
On this page: open the ready-made model free in a SpeakCAD account (no card), change any dimension in the viewer, then download the STL or 3MF free, or G-code sliced for your printer at the same price.
A shared STL is modelled for someone else's measurements. Here you open the ready-made model free, change it to your measurements in the viewer, then download a file sized for the part you actually own, free as STL or 3MF.
Yes. SpeakCAD slices the part on its servers with OrcaSlicer and your printer's official profile (380+ printers, including Bambu Lab, Prusa, Creality and Elegoo), and you download the G-code (a sliced .gcode.3mf for Bambu Lab printers). G-code sliced for your printer costs the same as the STL: included in every plan, free for a part you shaped by hand, 4 credits without a plan for a part with AI work in it. Pick your printer on the printers page to see its profile.
No. SpeakCAD runs in the browser on your phone or computer: the chat, the 3D engine and the live viewer load in the tab. The only file you download is the finished STL, 3MF or sliced G-code.
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